vale, val & valu

These ROOT-WORDS are VALE, VAL & VALU meaning STRENGTH, WORTH & VALOR - all good things. The Latin valeo & valere mean all these fine things, and the English words have retained and sustained the values inherent in the originals. Only a negative Prefix can abate the splendid quality this ROOT describes.

1. Valetude : VALE tude (val’ e tude) n.

Health’ strength; state of health

2. Valetudinarian : VALE tudinarian (val e tude in ar’ ee an) n.

A sickly person worried constantly about his health (refer the word hypochondria in the list of words under the ROOT-WORD-hypo)